Where Does The Last Name Felix Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Felix (Arabic: فيليك, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻠﻜﺲ, Hindi: फेलिक्स, Marathi: फ़ेलीक्स, Oriya: େଫଲିକ୍ସ) is found most frequently in Brazil. It may be rendered as a variant: Félix, Fèlix, Felíx, Fêlix or Fēlix. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Felix? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Felix is the 680^th most frequent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 9,063 people. The last name Felix occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Felix reside; 44 percent reside in South America and 42 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 238^th most commonly held forename at a global level. It is borne by 2,386,269 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is held by 335,460 people, or 1 in 638. In Brazil it is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 20 percent are found, Pernambuco, where 11 percent are found and Ceará, where 9 percent are found. Besides Brazil this last name occurs in 169 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 14 percent are found and Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.

Felix Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Felix has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Felix last name expanded 2,635 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,083 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 775 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it fell 77 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 214 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Felix Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (65%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Melkite Greek Catholic (86%) in Lebanon and Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Felix last name are 0.72000000000001% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.95% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Felix earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 57.22% less than the national average, earning €12,846 per year; in Norway they earn 1.84% more than the national average, earning 352,437 kr per year; in Peru they earn 8.35% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,766 per year; in South Africa they earn 18.53% less than the national average, earning R 193,596 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.06% more than the national average, earning $23,851,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.13% less than the national average, earning $38,779 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.59% less than the national average, earning $44,422 CAD per year.